Asano Nagakoto

Asano Nagakoto (28 August 1842-1 February 1937) was the daimyo of the Hiroshima Domain from 1869 to 1871, succeeding Asano Nagamichi. He was one of the last surviving daimyo at the time of his death.

Biography
Asano Nagakoto was born on 28 August 1842, and he was adopted as the son of daimyo Asano Nagamichi, lord of the Hiroshima Domain. He attended meetings supporting Emperor Komei in rising up against the Tokugawa Shogunate, but he was opposed to taking military action against the Tokugawa during the Boshin War. He was stripped of his domain when the han system was abolished by Emperor Meiji in 1871, but he was made a Marquis, and in 1882, he was appointed as ambassador to Italy. Nagakoto died in 1937 at the age of 96, with only Hayashi Tadataka outliving him as the last daimyo.